1968 West Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1968 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968, to elect the governor of West Virginia.

Candidates

 * William A. Lawson
 * Paul J. Kaufman, State Senator from Charleston
 * C. Donald Robertson, West Virginia Attorney General
 * James Marshall Sprouse, attorney
 * Blair F. Winans

Candidates

 * Peter Beter, former general counsel for the Export–Import Bank of the United States and supporter of George Wallace
 * E.C. Cales
 * Arch A. Moore, Jr., U.S. Representative
 * Cecil H. Underwood, academic and former Governor